Skate



Aug. 3o, 1932.

J. HT GOETZEL ET AL SKATE NN E 0%@ ATTORNEY.

`Patented Aug. 30, 1932 N lewe-If JOHN H. soETzELQ or oLEvELANnVAVND PALvoQ-silrrrir or LAKEWoonoHIo 'i SKATE Appneaaon minarch Y21,1931.-s'eriai No. 524,326.l Y

forces 'to the foot wear to which the skateV is attached; i

Another object-'of our invention is to conj struct a skate clampingdevice by which the skate may be easily and securely attached;

to athletic shoes or other soft-soled footwear which readily conforms tothe contour of the 15 foot of thewearer. Y

Another object of the invention resides in a novel clamping devicewherein the clamping members may be adjusted simultaneously to the shoeof the wearer by a single operating i 'go-'mechanisim yet which is soconstructed that self adjustment of each of the members lengthwise ofthe skate is Alikewise obtainable.

Other objects and advantages ofiour in-y vention will become apparentfrom the fol- 25-A lowing description of an embodiment thereofillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which like referencecharacters are employed to designate like parts throughout the same. t303 In the dra-wing:

one form of our invention, and,

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the same. t

erence numeral 1 indicates the foot plate, which is formed to thegeneral contour of a foot, the rear of the plate is formed upwardly toAprovide a heel plate as shown at 2. Slots 3 "4oare provided in oppositesides of the heel tion we have shown the same applied toV skatesemploying but two wheels althoughV 50 jit is to be understood that thisinvention is provide means for clamping a skate tothe i ing in abearingv 12 formed integrally withA Figure 1 is a bottom planviewillustrating j treme rear end of the shank 13 of thescrew.

Referring to the drawing in detail,V the reff equally applicable toother forms of skates. In the present embodimentthe forward wheel 1 5yis rotatably mounted in suitable bearings` in thek wheel `support 6. Therear wheel 7 is likewise rotatably mounted in a rear `wheel support 8Vand is in substantial alignment with the other wheel. The supports 6 andj. 8 may be formed by stamping from sheet metal and are preferablyformedy with rein-` forcing ribs extending lengthwise thereof.` y

The present invention has to do primarily with an improved clampingmeans for securing the skate to the foot of the wearer and includesmeans whereby the jaws of the forward clamp may be adjusted to the footof the wearer, the said jaws being also self ad* justable with respecttothe clamp operatv ing means. u Y a In carrying out our invention asillustrated in the accompanying drawing we provide 7o a guide 9 securelyfastened to the under side of the foot plate and having portionsspacedfrom the under surface of the foot plate to permit the slide 1Q tooperate therebetween. f The slide carries an internally threaded portion11 through which is threaded the screw 12, one end of the screwI beingrotatably carried inthe guide 9 the other end ofthe screw extendingrearwardly as a shank and operat- 60" the rear wheel supporting member.The eX` is formed to receive an operating key`r(not 1 shown) The slide10 is provided with an upward-` ly extending guide pin 14 which operatesin a longitudinal slot 15 formed `in the footI plate 1. In this mannerthe slide is restrictedto movement longitudinally of the foot.` plateandis limited in movement in either 'directionl A i The forward end of theslide 10 terminates Y i in an extension 16 to which is pivotallyl confnected a link 17 by means of the pin 18.

" Pivotally connected at27 to the link 17 near the ends thereof are apair of levers 19 having arcuate slots 2O therein. urI he levers`extendforwardly of the link and are curved outwardly toward theouterends so as` to pro-g ject beyond the sides of the foot plate 1,.109

Guide pins 21 project downwardly from the foot plate and operate in theslots 2O of the levers 19. Clamping jaws 22 and 23 are pivotally carriedby the projecting ends of the levers 19 respectively. The jaw 22 isadapted to receive an end of a strap (not shown), while the jaw 23 isformed to carry a buckle vfor receiving the other end-of the strap. It

is to be understood, however, that the specic types of jaws 22 and 23shown in the drawing may be removed and gripping jaws substitutedtherefor in the` event that the use` of straps is not desired.

The foot plate is provided -with strengthening ribs 24 pressed upwardlyof the foot plate material forming shallow depressions on the under sideof the plate designed to permit free -movement of the pins 25 pivotallyconnecting the jaws to the levers 19. A central longitudinal rib 26 issimilarly formed in the foot plate and is in the path of Inovement ofthe pin 18 to permit free movement' of lthe head of this pin inthedepression formed by the rib.

Itv will be noted that bv f rovidine the link accomplished independentlyof the longi-` tudinal adjustment thereof. This is particularly usefulin clamping the skate to soft soled athletic shoes or slippers which areflex- 'i ible and which conform to the foot of the wearer. lt oftenoccurs that tli-e foot ofthe wearer is deformed by bunions or the likewhich normallyextend beyond the contour of the slipper and thereforemake proper 'litting of the skate difficult. It is to overcome suchdifliculties as this that the present invention is particularly useful.

ln the use of the invention vthe adjustment is made by applying a key tethe shank 13 and turning the key in the proper direction. This resultsiii longitudinal movement of the slide l0 and vin an opening orcontracting of levers 19 ldependiifig` upon the direction in which thekey is turned. As has been explained before the lateral adjustment ofthe levers or jaws carried thereby may be accomplished by thelongitudinal adj listin-ent of the slide l()V or may be accomplished byrocking the link 17. ln the latter case thereV is y'a tendency for thevlevers 19 to shift one way o r the other as the clamping jaws :aredrawn `to the sole of the shoe of the user.

l It will be seen that our invention is eX- tremely simple inconstruction and inexpensive to manufacture and that the multiple adjus-tment may be accomplished by the use of a sing-le key. v

Various-changes inthe details of construc-- tion and arrangement ofparts may be made without departing vfromv the spirit of our'.

iev/inea vhaving ay 'depending vportion internally threaded to receive ascrew, a screw extend-V through the internally threaded portion of theslide-and being rotatably mounted at one end in a guide for the saidslide, a guide for said slide, a link .pivotally mounted intermediateits ends Ato said slide, the ends of said link being pivotally mountedte 'the f ends of said'clainping levers, said levers. being relativelymovable longitudinaly of the foot plate and independently of` saidadjusting means. Y

2. ln a skate, a foot plate, a pair of.clainping levers slidablethereon, freely movablecv jaws pivoted on tlie'free ends of said'levers,and means for adjusting the levers laterally of the footplate,'saidineans comprising a` plate longitudinally movable onsaid-:feet plate and having a depending portion Vinternally threaded toreceive a` screw, a screw extending through the internally threadedportion ofthe said plate and being rotatably mounted at one end in aguide for said plate, a guide fer said movable plate, guide pinsdepending from said foot plate, said levers having operating 'slotsvextending lengthwise thereof to receive said depending pins, a linkpivota'llyA mounted intermediate its ends to said movable plate, meansextending through the ends of the link 'for pivotally connecting theysame with the innerV ends 'of saidV respective levers, said-leversbeing relal tively movable longitudinally ofy the foot plate andindependently of said adjusting means, said foot plate having'portionsthereof depressed to form reinforcing ribs on one side of said footplate and providing channels on the opposite side ofV said footy plateto receive the said lever and link and pivotal cennecting means.Yilntestimony whereof,- we hereunto our signatures.

JOHN H.n GOETZEL. PAUL C. SMITH.

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